HYMN I. THE PRAYER OF JACOB. GOD of Abraham! by whose hand Thy people still are fed; Who, thro' this weary pilgrimage, Hast all our fathers led ! Our vows, our prayers, we now present Before thy throne of grace; God of our Fathers be the God Of their succeeding race! Thro' each perplexing path of life Our wandering footsteps guide, Give us by day our daily bread, And raiment fit provide! 1 O fpread O spread thy covering wings around, Till all our wanderings cease, And at our Fathers loved abode Our feet arrive in peace! Now with the humble voice of prayer Thy mercy we implore; Then with the grateful voice of praise Thy goodness we'll adore! HYMN II. THE COMPLAINT OF NATURE. F EW are thy days and full of woe, Thy doom is written, dust thou art, Determin'd are the days that fly The number'd hour is on the wing, Alas! the little day of life Is shorter than a span; Yet black with thousand hidden ills To miferable man. |